Phaidon is the premier global publisher of the creative arts with over 1,500 titles in print.
The company was founded in Vienna in 1923 by Dr Bela Horovitz and Ludwig Goldscheider. Their first titles were not art books, but were on literature, philosophy and history. In the 1930s they expanded the programme. During the period or World War, the company moved to England. In 1951 publishing history was made with the first Phaidon Colour Plate book, ,which for the first time made artists' work readily available in colour to a wide audience at a low price. The 1970s saw a great expansion in the number of staff and the number of titles, Phaidon diversified into a range of areas. The company's success since 1990 was built on a return to Phaidon's traditional values of excellent design and affordable prices. As the world's leading publisher, now they work with the world's most influential artists, chefs, writers and thinkers to produce innovative books on art, photography, design, architecture, fashion, food and travel, and illustrated books for children. Phaidon is headquartered in London and New York City.